Job Categories: Construction Engineering
Job Types: Full Time
Job Locations: Portland OR San Francisco Bay Area CA San Jose CA
The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides support to the Engineering and Construction team within IPS to ensure a safe and environmentally compliant work environment while maintaining code with all local, state, and federal regulations. This position will work closely with administration, other EHS specialists, and all departments within IPS to plan, direct, and implement EHS programs.
The EHS will:
- Plan, develop, promote, advise, implement, and assess processes to achieve and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Anticipate, identify, evaluate, and control hazard
- Assist in evaluating the impact of emerging safety issues and regulations on company operation
- Assist in the establishment of a safety-minded culture of continuous safety awareness, compliance, and visibility throughout the company
- Assist in accident/incident/illness and near miss investigations, and communicate results and resolution as needed
- Evaluate, analyze, and implement proper engineering and administrative control strategies, and proper personal protective equipment
- Assist in the development of safety meetings that will encourage and promote employee engagement
- Assist with the periodic reviews of all safety policies and procedures as well as maintaining injury and illness statistics and reports (Dart, OIR, OSHA, etc.)
- ISO 45001 responsibilities include the participation in system auditing, safety reviews, and establishing the objectives for measuring the effectiveness of the system
- Ensure that the Client utilizes international best practices and construction standards in worker safety, and complies with their own Emergency Preparation Activities Plan, policies, procedures, and relevant regulations
- Provide comments on procedures regarding adequacy to meet intent of government worker safety laws, and international best practices regarding worker safety
- Observe emergency activities being performed by the Client and report the activities observed daily
- Identify and report daily any deficiencies in plans, operations, and activities conducted